having trouble starting my comp

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Pico210

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I can't seem to start my computer correctly. I can not determine if it's a power issue, or if something isn't connected correctly. All my fans seem to be running fine. This is driving me absolutely nuts. I followed everything by the book on putting this puppy together. Here are my current specs.

450wat psu

ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card -

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor


XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case -


Sony NEC Optiarc 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model AD-7190A - OEM

OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR8002GK -
 
Well I noticed I as missing one plug that went straight into the mobo. Now it starts a bit better, the screen actually turns on, lasts longer, but ends up just shutting down. Could this be the power supply? I don't think the processor is getting too hot. the fan is snug and fit. I switched out the ram sticks and it made no difference. Am I missing something here?
 
One note is that the processor did not come with a tube of thermal paste, but the fan already had some on there. Could this problem be due to not enough paste therefor overheating the processor?
 
It actually depends on what kind of Power supply you have, because if you have a crappy 450watt psu than it could be that and the amount of thermal compound that is preset on your heatsink should be sufficient enough for the processor as long as you don't plan to overclock it.
 
Yeah, I honestly don't plan on over clocking. This is just a decent PC I want to play games. I don't really care for running everything at high resolution. What kind of power supply would you recommend for the type of set up I currently have?
 
Well, I purchase a new PSU. It's a PC system power supply 650 watt. It seems to load a bit better, but it ends up shutting off like it did before. I am at a loss! I can not figure out what the issue is for the life of me. Could it be a bad mobo? How can you tell if it's a bad mobo, bad ram, or bad anything for that matter. Just so I know what to ship back. Thanks for the help!
 
oscaryu1 said:
450W only? Case PSU?
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Yes this was the first PSU I had used. It was a cheap 450 watt PSU that came with my friend's old computer tower.

2048Megabytes said:
Tried testing the OCZ Random Access Memory modules one at a time yet?
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Yes. I tested each stick and still received the same results. I am going to borrow and extra stick from my friend as see if I get the same results.

So far, still the same issue. I would rather not have to take it in to the local computer repair shop and have them tell me "It's a faulty this or that" for $70.
 
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